Week 10, 1987

played in Houston, TX

56 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	3	-	10
Houston Titans	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:55 HOU - Henry Ellard 15 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:57 CIN - Stanley Wilson 3 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 02:03 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 11:10 CIN - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
4Q: 06:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:55 HOU - Henry Ellard 15 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 10:57 CIN - Stanley Wilson 3 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 02:03 HOU - Norm Johnson 50 field goal
4Q: 11:10 CIN - Gary Anderson 36 field goal
4Q: 06:26 HOU - Herschel Walker 13 run (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 2-7 6-3
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 283 310
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 4.80 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 114 111
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards per Rush 3.68 4.11
Net Passing Yards 169 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.04 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/53 3/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	2-7	6-3
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	283	310
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	4.80	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	114	111
- Rushing Attempts	31	27
- Yards per Rush	3.68	4.11
Net Passing Yards	169	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.04	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/53	3/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 20	8	47	Missed FG
1	8:05	5:10	OWN 7	9	34	Punt
1	1:35	1:55	OWN 40	4	4	Fumble
2	13:47	2:56	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	6:26	2:33	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	1:27	0:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	8:56	3:13	OWN 23	5	16	Punt
3	1:55	5:53	OWN 33	10	48	Field Goal
4	6:19	2:50	OWN 27	6	23	Downs
4	2:19	0:17	OWN 20	1	-5	Fumble

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	2:19	OWN 40	6	10	Punt
1	2:55	1:20	OWN 12	3	4	Punt
2	14:40	0:53	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
2	10:51	4:25	OWN 30	7	30	Punt
2	3:53	2:26	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 38	3	6	Half
3	15:00	6:04	OWN 35	11	56	Missed FG
3	5:43	3:48	OWN 22	8	45	Field Goal
4	11:02	4:43	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	3:29	1:10	50	3	7	Punt
4	2:02	2:02	OPP 15	5	8	Game

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	23	93	4.04	19	2	1
Allen Rice	6	18	3.00	6	0	0
Ken O'Brien	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	19	81	4.26	13	2	1
Marc Logan	6	33	5.50	8	0	0
Neil Lomax	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	26	18	177	2/8	0	19	0	88.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	36	21	209	2/10	1	25	0	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Drew Hill	6	10	70	11.67	3	17
WR Rod Barksdale	5	7	54	10.80	8	19
WR Terry LeCount	3	4	35	11.67	0	15
TE Rob Awalt	3	3	19	6.33	0	8
RB Stanley Wilson	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	7	14	82	11.71	11	24	0
WR Louis Lipps	5	7	42	8.40	2	19	0
WR Henry Ellard	4	7	50	12.50	8	25	1
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	16	8.00	4	10	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	4	16	8.00	1	10	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Pat Beach	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken O'Brien	3	0	0	0
Clarence Weathers	0	1	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Bill Acker	1	0
Darryl Sims	1	0
Riki Ellison	0	1
David Greenwood	0	1
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Fulhage	4	169	42.3	40.3	50	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	5	224	44.8	31.8	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/2	0/1	0/1	36	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry LeCount	3	62	20.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	33	16.5	0
Mike Friede	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	7	2	0.0	24	30
ILB Al Smith	7	2	0.0	15	27
S Kenneth Johnson	4	2	0.0	24	29
DE Neil Elshire	3	0	1.0	15	32
S Bret Clark	3	1	0.0	14	24
DT Tom Magee	3	1	0.0	21	31
DT Mike Perko	2	2	0.0	15	21
ILB Cliff Thrift	2	1	0.0	12	11
S Barney Bussey	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Bill Maas	2	1	0.0	15	19
CB Reggie Phillips	2	1	0.0	16	27
CB Mark Harper	2	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Alex Gordon	2	1	0.0	12	11
DE Bubba Baker	2	0	0.0	3	3
DE Les Miller	1	0	1.0	17	29
CB Mike Harden	1	0	0.0	18	30
FB Michael Haddix	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0.0	3	8
S Devon Mitchell	0	2	0.0	19	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	6	3	0.0	29	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	4	3	0.0	29	26
CB Mike Richardson	4	0	0.0	24	26
CB Tory Nixon	4	0	0.0	21	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	4	0	0.0	16	14
CB Mickey Sutton	4	0	0.0	19	15
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	1.0	12	15
DE Dexter Manley	3	2	0.0	24	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	0.0	15	12
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	3	0	0.0	10	6
S David Greenwood	3	0	0.0	28	25
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	1.0	21	20
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0.0	20	22
OLB Scott Studwell	1	1	0.0	9	8
DT Bill Acker	1	1	0.0	25	13
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	18	14
CB Donnie Elder	0	1	0.0	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Neil Elshire	1.0	0	2	1	32
DE Les Miller	1.0	0	1	0	29
DT Tom Magee	0.0	1	1	1	31
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	1	0	0	9
DE Jeff Tupper	0.0	0	1	0	6
ILB Al Smith	0.0	0	1	0	27

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Riki Ellison	1.0	0	0	15
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	0	20
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	2	1	22
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	1	26
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	5	0	27
OLB Michael Knight	3	0	30
CB Reggie Phillips	2	2	27
DE Bubba Baker	2	0	3
S Barney Bussey	2	0	25
S Bret Clark	2	0	24
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	11
CB Mike Harden	1	0	30
CB Mark Harper	1	0	19
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	11
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	3	1	26
S Martin Bayless	3	0	24
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	1	12
CB Tory Nixon	2	1	22
S David Greenwood	2	0	25
ILB Pepper Johnson	2	0	14
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	15
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	20
DT Mike Golic	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	2	7	27	1	27
Mark Bortz	2	7	29	0	21
Roberto Rohrer	2	4	13	0	10
Damian Johnson	2	3	22	0	21
Gregg Swartwoudt	1	3	23	0	14
Darrick Brilz	0	3	26	1	24
Keith Dorney	0	1	13	0	15
Rob Awalt	0	1	16	0	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bostic	2	6	24	0	30
Dennis McKnight	2	4	26	0	37
Dave Studdard	1	3	21	0	31
Ralph Williams	1	3	9	0	12
Jewerl Thomas	1	2	7	0	12
Ken Kaplan	1	1	3	0	10
George Lilja	0	3	20	0	27
John Alt	0	2	25	0	33
Rob Taylor	0	1	7	2	10

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Gault	2	15
Cap Boso	2	12
Mike Harden	1	18

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Logan	1	17
Bobby Kemp	1	12
Kirk Springs	1	10
Mike Richardson	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Harden	---	---	18	30	18	66
Michael Haddix	25	24	---	---	12	61
Ken O'Brien	31	28	---	---	---	59
Michael Knight	---	---	24	30	1	55
Will Wolford	27	27	---	---	---	54
Tom Magee	---	---	21	31	2	54
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	24	29	1	54
Drew Hill	23	22	---	---	8	53
Mark Bortz	29	21	---	---	2	52
Darrick Brilz	26	24	---	---	1	51
Neil Elshire	---	---	15	32	2	49
Stanley Wilson	25	23	---	---	1	49
Barney Bussey	---	---	15	25	9	49
Damian Johnson	22	21	---	---	6	49
Les Miller	---	---	17	29	3	49
Rod Barksdale	24	24	---	---	---	48
Devon Mitchell	---	---	19	26	2	47
Al Smith	---	---	15	27	3	45
Bret Clark	---	---	14	24	6	44
Reggie Phillips	---	---	16	27	1	44
Rob Awalt	16	14	---	---	11	41
Terry LeCount	17	12	---	---	11	40
Bill Maas	---	---	15	19	6	40
Mike Perko	---	---	15	21	1	37
Gregg Swartwoudt	23	14	---	---	---	37
Mark Harper	---	---	15	19	1	35
Keith Dorney	13	15	---	---	6	34
Roberto Rohrer	13	10	---	---	6	29
Cap Boso	5	11	---	---	12	28
Cliff Thrift	---	---	12	11	3	26
Willie Gault	8	3	---	---	15	26
Ken Jolly	---	---	3	8	15	26
Alex Gordon	---	---	12	11	1	24
Allen Rice	6	5	---	---	12	23
Jeff Tupper	---	---	12	6	4	22
Dean Hamel	---	---	9	9	2	20
Jay Hilgenberg	2	8	---	---	6	16
Clarence Weathers	1	1	---	---	13	15
Bubba Baker	---	---	3	3	1	7
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Quenton Ballard	---	---	3	1	1	5
Anthony Steels	5	0	---	---	---	5
Aaron Tiller	0	1	---	---	4	5
Scott Fulhage	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neil Lomax	27	38	---	---	---	65
Dennis McKnight	26	37	---	---	---	63
Jeff Bostic	24	30	---	---	7	61
Dave Studdard	21	31	---	---	7	59
John Alt	25	33	---	---	---	58
Henry Ellard	23	34	---	---	---	57
Simon Fletcher	---	---	29	26	2	57
David Greenwood	---	---	28	25	3	56
Mike Richardson	---	---	24	26	5	55
Martin Bayless	---	---	29	24	2	55
Louis Lipps	23	32	---	---	---	55
George Lilja	20	27	---	---	6	53
Kirk Springs	---	---	20	22	10	52
Herschel Walker	20	28	---	---	1	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	24	22	2	48
Haywood Jeffires	20	23	---	---	3	46
Tory Nixon	---	---	21	22	2	45
Randy McClanahan	---	---	15	12	16	43
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	21	20	2	43
Mickey Sutton	---	---	19	15	5	39
Bill Acker	---	---	25	13	---	38
Darryl Sims	---	---	18	14	4	36
Pat Beach	13	17	---	---	5	35
Pepper Johnson	---	---	16	14	4	34
Marc Logan	7	10	---	---	17	34
Brian Brennan	10	14	---	---	7	31
Riki Ellison	---	---	12	15	3	30
Mike Golic	---	---	6	15	6	27
Jewerl Thomas	7	12	---	---	6	25
Ralph Williams	9	12	---	---	4	25
Rob Taylor	7	10	---	---	7	24
Scott Studwell	---	---	9	8	4	21
KD Dunn	7	10	---	---	4	21
Donnie Elder	---	---	8	7	6	21
Bobby Kemp	---	---	6	2	12	20
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	10	6	3	19
Ken Kaplan	3	10	---	---	4	17
Keith McKeller	2	1	---	---	14	17
Mike Friede	0	0	---	---	13	13
Ken Lacy	1	8	---	---	3	12
Gregg Garrity	2	1	---	---	7	10
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joel Williams	---	---	1	0	1	2
Will Cureton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	38	2.4
Middle	6	33	5.5
Right	9	43	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	2	10	5.0
Right	14	58	4.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	26	18	0	0	1	3	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	36	21	2	2	3	2	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	19	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	158	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	105	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Drew Hill	10	6	0	70	22
WR Rod Barksdale	7	5	1	54	24
WR Terry LeCount	4	3	0	35	12
TE Rob Awalt	3	3	0	19	14
RB Stanley Wilson	2	1	0	-1	23

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	14	7	1	82	1	23
WR Henry Ellard	7	4	1	50	1	34
WR Louis Lipps	7	5	1	42	0	32
RB Herschel Walker	4	2	0	16	0	28
WR Brian Brennan	2	2	0	16	0	14
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	1	3	3.00	4.04

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	7	31	4.43	4.26
Neil Lomax	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	1	1	5	5.00	6.81

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	4	1	15	3.75	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	5	5.00	6.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0	0.00	5.86
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	15	15.00	7.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	3	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	10	8	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Hill	4	3	3
WR Terry LeCount	2	2	1
WR Rod Barksdale	2	1	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	1
WR Haywood Jeffires	3	1	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)